How does the volunteer sector manage to excel without exhausting the thousands of volunteers and employees that work for it? Last January, I joined the eight-person team at Volunteer Canada (VC) as Communication and Marketing Assistant. Now that my student internship is almost over, I would like to share what I have learned in terms […]
Continue Reading
NVW 2019 Blog Series : Part 1 The National Volunteer Week 2019 hot air balloon lifts off today to celebrate The Volunteer Factor: Lifting Communities! Get on board with us to thank the 12.7 million Canadians volunteers and get a bird’s eye view of how they lift communities. We hover over volunteers lifting the mushroom compost […]
Continue Reading
From May 15 to 16, 2019 volunteer engagement professionals from across Canada will converge in Ottawa for Synergize! Collaboration in Action. They will share expertise, build new connections and discover tools and practices to enhance their volunteer engagement strategies. Volunteer managers play many roles. They are convenors, trainers, recruiters and administrators. They are risk assessors, […]
Continue Reading